"Naam toh suna hi hoga" - Shahrukh Khan trends as Tamil Nadu beat rivals Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals
Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan stole the limelight as his side knocked rivals Karnataka out of the Vijay Hazare Trophy today.
N Jagadeesan scored a marvelous century as Tamil Nadu batted first, scoring 103 off 102 deliveries. He had good support from R Sai Kishore (61) and Dinesh Karthik (44).
Jagadeesan found the boundary nine times and also hit a maximum. But it was Shahrukh Khan who built on the platform built by the three to propel Tamil Nadu to a massive score of 354/8.
Coming in to bat in the 41st over, Shahrukh reached his half-century in just 25 deliveries and went on to finish unbeaten on 79 off just 39 deliveries. He smashed seven boundaries and six sixes in his blitzkrieg innings.
The target turned out to be too big for Karnataka and they folded for 203 to give Tamil Nadu victory by a margin of 151 runs.
Tamil Nadu got off to a great start with the ball, with Sandeep Warrier trapping Devdutt Padikkal LBW in the first over for a duck. From there on in, Karnataka never got a peek into the match as Tamil Nadu's bowlers kept chipping away at regular intervals.
Medium pacer Ragupathy Silambarasan was the pick of the bowlers, with four wickets for 36 runs in his eight overs, while Washington Sundar claimed three scalps for 43 runs in his nine overs.
Sai Kishore got a wicket to go with his half-century, while Manimaran Siddharth also got a scalp to his name.
Tamil Nadu are looking to complete the white-ball double this year, having beaten Karnataka in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) thanks to a last-ball six from Shahrukh Khan.
In the other quarter-final today, Himachal Pradesh chased down 208 to beat Uttar Pradesh by five wickets thanks to opener Prashant Chopra's 99. Saurashtra and Vidarbha will face off tomorrow in the quarter-finals, while Kerala will take on Services.
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Shahrukh Khan wins plaudits for blistering knock
Twitter was abuzz with praise for Shahrukh Khan after his stunning knock.
After being one of the few bright spots for the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, his last-ball six against Karnataka in the SMAT 2021 final saw his stock soar.
He has only continued to build on his successes in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. In six matches in the tournament, Shahrukh Khan has scored 194 runs at an average of 48.5, but what truly stands out is his strike rate of 186.5
This was his second half-century in the tournament and some of his scores in previous matches include a 35-ball 66 and a 12-ball 32.
Twitter was abuzz with praise for the finisher after Tamil Nadu's comprehensive victory. Here are the best reactions:
Shahrukh Khan is trending. And it's not because some Bollywood movie is round the corner. It's for the latest 39-ball 79 in Vijay Hazare for Tamil Nadu.
Looks like this guy will surely set the IPL mega auction on fire
#sharukhkhan
Shahrukh Khan might be the optimum replacement for Hardik Pandya which team India is looking for...this man can be a valuable asset for the team at lower middle order....
Huge win for Tamil Nadu against Karnataka by 151 runs to enter the semis of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Jagadeesan, Shahrukh Khan delivering with the bat and Washington, Silambarasan with the ball. Massive! #KaveriDerby #VijayHazareTrophy
79 of 39 balls in 50 overs game.
Well he is Shahrukh Khan , naam to suna hi hoga. https://t.co/IUVBdrgcEZ
Shahrukh Khan is a nightmare for Karnataka. 😂😂
#TNvKAR #VijayHazareTrophy
Shahrukh Khan came into the middle in the 41st over, he was 17*(14) at the end of the 44th over and ended on unbeaten 79 runs from just 39 balls - helped Tamil Nadu to post 354 for 8 against Karnataka - SRK is going to get big money in the auction.
290/8 in 46, 3 wickets lost in 4 balls and he causally belts a 39-ball 79 to power TN to 354.
Set 8 of the IPL mega auction - the first set of uncapped batters. Get ready to witness windfall for Shahrukh Khan! What an effortless monster he is #VijayHazareTrophy
The most expensive uncapped Indian in the mega auction could very well be M Shahrukh Khan. High impact player in the middle order & a brilliant finisher
Shahrukh khan of Tamil Nadu once again showed his finishing skills. 79* off 39 with 6 Fours & 7 sixes in Quarter Final of VHT 2021-22.
IPL Auction coming. ..
#UnderratedStar
Finisher Shahrukh Khan is here, fifty from just 25 balls against Karnataka in the Quarter-final, he is having a remarkable domestic season as a finisher.